Series:

Truth or Busted

4 total works

Cover of Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind Pirates
Truth or Busted's Pirates title explores popular myths and legends, sayings and notions about pirates in a fascinating way that kids will find unputdownable! Such statements as 'Pirates made their victims walk the plank' or 'Pirates carried treasure maps' are examined, as well as where the ideas originally came from, whether they have any basis in truth, or whether they are simply myths. Each statement is given a TRUTH or BUSTED evaluation. Truth or Busted: Pirates is a swashbuckling great read for kids who love anything piratical!

Cover of The Fact or Fiction Behind Football
Truth or Busted Football takes popular notions and ideas about the game and examines where the myth came from, how or why it has become well known, and finally whether it really is true or false! It looks at statements like: 'World War One was stopped for a game of football' or 'A player was murdered for scoring an own goal'. Each statement is evaluated and then awarded a Truth or Busted stamp at the end of each entry. The title also has fascinating features such as highest transfer fees around the world or cool David Beckham facts, as well as a mini quiz on football teams and their grounds!

Cover of Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind London

Would you Adam and Eve it? Truth or Busted looks at the facts about London, explodes the urban myths and legends, This book will teach you how NOT to be a sucker ...! And find out if the following phrases are true or not:

* Beefeaters got their name from eating lots of beef
* You're never more than 10 feet from a rat
* The London Underground runs mainly overground
* The Demon Barber of Fleet Street made his victims into pies

Would you Adam and Eve it? Truth or Busted looks at the facts about London, explodes the urban myths and legends, and reveals loads of fascinating stuff about the great city of London and its infamous people ...

Cover of Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind Football
This fact-filled book takes popular notions and ideas about football and examines where the myth came from, how or why it has become well known, and finally whether it really is true or false! It looks at statements like: 'World War One was stopped for a game of football' or 'A player was murdered for scoring an own goal'. Each statement is evaluated and then awarded a Truth or Busted stamp at the end of each entry. The title also has fascinating features such as highest transfer fees around the world or cool David Beckham facts, as well as a mini quiz on football teams and their grounds!